Identify and Treat Blossom-End Rot in Tomatoes

Identify and Treat Blossom-End Rot in Tomatoes | Avoid BER Myths

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What do antacids and tomato blossom end rot have to do with each other? Well, it turns out probably nothing. Let's investigate.
In this video, we'll use the most current research available on blossom end rot to compile strategies based on what we know about the biology behind blossom end rot. No antacids required =)
You’ll learn what blossom end rot is (and is *not*), why it occurs, how research has evolved to change our approach and a list of tactics to both prevent and treat it in your tomato garden. We cover watering best practices, soil salinity, appropriate fertilizing, vulnerable varieties and much more.
Written article version of this video if you'd rather read than watch: nextdoorhomestead.com/blog/to...
*Links and resources referenced in this video*
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Why calcium deficiency is not the cause of blossom-end rot in tomato and pepper fruit - a reappraisal: ucanr.edu/sites/SFA/files/294...
Growing Vegetables: Managing Blossom End-Rot [fact sheet]: extension.unh.edu/resource/gr...
A Cellular Hypothesis for the Induction of Blossom-End Rot in Tomato Fruit: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Reduction of calcium deficiency symptoms by exogenous application of calcium chloride solutions: www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Tomato Fertilizer & Feeding Guide: • How to FEED TOMATOES a...
Tomato Varieties that may be less vulnerable to Blossom End Rot: ipm.illinois.edu/diseases/seri...
*Equipment you might want in order to follow this video*
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Jobe’s Organic Tomato Fertilizer: www.amazon.com/Jobes-Organics...
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@fruitful7753 10 ай бұрын

I find that if it rains alot, the blossom sticks to the bottom of the tomato. If you pull the expired blossom off when the fruit is starting to form, at a very early stage, it helps tremendously. And it stopped 50% or more from getting end rot. The bloom sticking to the newly formed fruit wants to hang on, and if it gets wet it causes it to get a mold spot. If that happens it will result in blossom end rot, so pick those dead buds off as soon as fruit forms.

@urbugnmetoday3183 9 күн бұрын

I thought so too, but I have 20 plus plants in a greenhouse and I never water the plants themselves and this year I waited too long to add calcium carbonate and have many of the new fruits with rot…

@katipohl2431 2 жыл бұрын

Hi and thank you from Germany. It would be easier to listen for me without background music. Great content and I saved this interesting video in my tomato playlist.

@NextdoorHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback Kati! And I'm so glad you found it interesting 😁

@lanceverbose1763 Жыл бұрын

This is probably the biggest problem I run into on KZfaq. I understand the attempt to give your content a more polished feel but people with damaged hearing have a harder time separating out noises.

@RonMarotte Жыл бұрын

I agree. The music is too loud - really annoying

@francesjohannsen2155 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree about the music. Great content, but I’d prefer if you only used the music during transitions.

@joebob4943 Жыл бұрын

Turn on captions🤔

@Donnybrook10 Жыл бұрын

As a chicken owner, I have alot of crushed oyster shells to supplement the hens diets for their health and strong egg shells. I add a handful of oyster shells into the soil for each tomato plants. I did not add oyster shells for a few other plants to see if this amendment is effective in preventing or correcting BER. So far, the plants with oyster shells have shown no new BER while those that did not get them are still showing BER.

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Unrelated to BER, but we sometimes use the crushed granite grit in our raised bed mixes for drainage =)

@GardenKatt Жыл бұрын

I like that type of music but am unable to finish this video because the music is just too distracting.

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Heya! Thank you for letting me know. That's a bummer, but I totally get it. Loud, distracting music is my vice when I'm editing these videos =) I've got to remember to tone it down!

@urbugnmetoday3183 9 күн бұрын

Wow

@dennisshaw7153 Жыл бұрын

We always got some blossom end rot ever year. I bought a box of powdered milk and gave each plant some. After that we had no blossom end rot so there is that.

@cedricerleward Жыл бұрын

Did you sprinkle it on the soil dry, or did you dissolve it in water?

@BethLarsenSedona Жыл бұрын

Excellent and well- researched information, and thanks so much for the references!

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and no problem at all =) Happy gardening!

@humanbeingnotahumandoing1 2 ай бұрын

Thank you a lot for bringing light to this topic! I enjoyed the video a lot🙏

@NextdoorHomestead 2 ай бұрын

Oh thank you! I enjoy reading about this topic as well! I think it'd be fun to make another one on this topic some time =)

@mrsbiodeb 28 күн бұрын

Excellent and helpful information. I'm encountering BER for the first time this year.

@NextdoorHomestead 24 күн бұрын

Best of luck! Super frustrating problem at times.

@Dragonsbrath Ай бұрын

Man I really enjoyed your video. You have a way of explaining things in a way that is super assuring. Keep making excellent vids because I just subscribed to your channel but mostly because it can help people understand gardening from your wealth of experience. Thankyou.

@NextdoorHomestead Ай бұрын

That's really high praise. I appreciate you sharing, especially on this older video! I hope it helped =)

@Sproutupgardening Ай бұрын

Came back and watched this great video again. I love your channel!

@NextdoorHomestead Ай бұрын

Thank you for that! I think I'll revisit this topic next year perhaps. I've had a lot of luck this year avoiding the vast majority of BER. One change has been growing Granadero for our paste tomatoes - they are SO much less susceptible to BER than any of the other many varieties we've tried.

@KeikoBushnell Жыл бұрын

Ooh I love knowing WHY! 😊 ❤THANK YOU FOR THIS

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome and thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed =)

@timothymajors4176 Жыл бұрын

This year i put small 1 ft tall copper antenna next to each plant , had a bumper crop this year, less bugs almost no rot , and that's been a problem in the past.

@Hutzjohn Ай бұрын

After growing in 15 x 15 pots for years I have found if your your tomatoes get BER ----- it's a combination of the pot is too small and it's too hot outside ---- the tomato has become root bound and CAN NOT absorb enough water (especially/mostly) if the temps go [above about] 85 degrees.

@tmo4330 Жыл бұрын

Great music and also ber advice!

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! The music in this video annoyed a lot of folks (understandably...) but it's nice to hear some enjoyed it too =)

@johncosgrove2738 Жыл бұрын

I've been using Tomatoe tone and bone meal on initial transplantings. When blossoms appear, I use 0-10-10 Alaska fish oil. This seems to work well on my Parks Whoppers. This year I've gotten some ber but they are mostly at the top of the plant so I'm going to try reducing the intensity of the sunlight with a cover rated at 40% reduction in sunlight. Thanks for the informative video, it really helps me to understand the cause and treatments for Ber..

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Absolutely no problem! It seems like you've got a good process for feeding and protection anyhow - nice work! How do you like the Parks Whopper by the by? I'm intrigued by the relative short maturity timeline =)

@JacobsTriangleHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I just read an argument on Facebook a few days ago about what to do about BER. I read everything from adding to the soil such as eggshells, Tums, aspirin and Epsom salt. Then the argument turned to calcium uptake and whether watering caused BER or cracking. I've recently changed my away from using Epsom salt on my tomatoes. Now it sounds like I need to learn even more about BER. I've been trying to water regularly to prevent the plants from getting dry. I've also been trellising and pruning. This video was definitely interesting and informative. There are so many people who swear that they have BER figured out, but it seems the reality is they are just getting lucky with their treatment.

@NextdoorHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

First off, I just had a great time checking out your channel! Y'all have a ton of cool projects going on it looks like =) BER does seem to create a lot of arguments, doesn't it? I'm 100% certain I don't have it figured out but hopefully sharing what I learn can help a few folks out down the line. Cheers!

@AjArpopP52 Жыл бұрын

I’m really confused about why people use Epsom salt. Epsom salt is magnesium not calcium. I’ve heard you should use hydrogen peroxide.

@cameroncam12 Жыл бұрын

Calcium or uneven watering

@KeikoBushnell Жыл бұрын

@@AjArpopP52magnesium helps transport of nutrients in soil.. So even if there is enough calcium I soil.... It doesn't matter unless it can travel thru the plant. (That's the theory anyway)

@melodylamour6123 Жыл бұрын

I had too small a pot with 2 San Marzano tomato seedlings that grew fast. I decided (as a 1 yr newbie) that I better try to upset their whole lives and give them their own, proper sided pots. It must have stressed them out. All the 1st set of fruit had BER. Talk about timely information. Thank you. I had no idea this type of tomato tends to be more vulnerable. Last season I did choose mostly all cherries. Zone 10a Florida. I did remember a video somewhere that mentioned shade cloth. I doubled up tulle and tied that to the tomato cages. It seems to be working to shade them enough. Man, everything you are saying is spot on to my issues. LOL and yes the other day I thought well spray the leaves with Cal-Mag.

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

I *love* San Marzanos, but for me, I sure wouldn't mind replacing them with something a bit more resilient. We're trying a hybrid called pozzano this year. I would hope (and assume!) your next set of fruit are less impacted by BER! 10a Florida is definitely not the easiest climate but I think you'll get great results with all the good experimentation you're doing =)

@melodylamour6123 Жыл бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead I have not heard of Pizzano, so I appreciate the insight on what an experienced gardener wants to try. Right now everything is new. I want to add these San Marzanos to the Romas I have frozen from my last round of tomatoes. Yep, I have never made my own tomato paste or sauce either. 😁 YET! Working on it. Everyone just kept suggesting ooooh only non-GMO, Heirloom varieties. I can see the need for that if I'm wanting to save seeds. I have saved all sorts of seeds. However, I can keep experimenting with different types, which is honestly what I like about gardening the most. The new fruit coming on the 2 San Marzano plants show no signs of further BER. I check daily. Now I'm off to Google Pozzano tomatoes. Have an awesome week.

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

@@melodylamour6123 Yay! So glad to hear the BER is letting off =) Good luck with the canning this year! Hopefully we'll be doing lots of the same =)

@marcuspowell2510 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. I had a little BER last year but my real problem was early blight. I wanted to get as much production as possible out of the bed I had my tomatoes in, planted them really close and ended up with next to nothing.

@NextdoorHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

That's super frustrating, it's always something isn't it? I probably got a little ambitious with my tomato spacing and a little to generous with the pepper and eggplant spacing this year \=

@marcuspowell2510 2 жыл бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead gotta push the boundaries.

@dereklonewolf9011 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Heads up fella. My Roma's are getting this rot but my cherry tomatoes & Manitoba reds are doing great. I only planted these romas for my wife's who wants to make bruschetta & spaghetti sauces. 🍅🍅 74+ hunter expat for food only

@allborosnyc4544 28 күн бұрын

I find that spreading a basic vegetable fertilizer into the soil works.

@robert-wr9xt Жыл бұрын

Knight of the Sun. Have a great summer weekend.

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Heya, you too! Hope you get out in the garden =)

@robert-wr9xt Жыл бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead Thanks. Just picked up some chicken manure yesterday.

@christineedwards4865 Жыл бұрын

That was an interesting article! Blossom end rot is definitely not as cut and dry of an issue as everyone has been taught. So, in 3.2 they sprayed tomatoes with abscisic acid as a stress inhibitor, and it helped with BER. Is there a way to boost that in the plant naturally, or could it be produced by mycorrhizal fungi or bacteria in the soil? What other stress inhibitors exist? I've heard of gibberellic acid being used on seeds, but had no idea it is also related to plant stress.

@BellaCW Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Luckily my tomatoes are fine at the moment, but I'm really struggling with BER on all of my squash and even pumpkin plants this year! I've tried giving them fertilizers with extra calcium and plenty crushed eggshells from my hens, but nothing is working. I can see the end rot starting on the flower before it has even bloomed. Zucchinis are producing like crazy, but all of the fruits keep rotting away before they even have a chance to get pollinated! 😫

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Are there any other signs of stress? Like insect damage, leaf discoloration, droopiness, or dry foliage? May be a sign of lack of water or some other problem unfortunately =)

@BellaCW Жыл бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead Nothing obvious like that, no. Not even powdery mildew. Currently playing around with my water system and adding some extra mulch hoping that will do the trick. It has been way warmer and dryer here than usual, so maybe that's it.

@bradk7310 Жыл бұрын

@@BellaCWI had the same problem this year on my squash plants but after I pruned my plants it stopped. Get rid of sone of the leaves so the pollinators can find the blooms.

@erikahuxley 11 ай бұрын

I get alot of BER for my cherry plants in my Earthboxes this year, the sad thing is I know the reason too. Just love watering my tomatoes plants too much, it's something I already know just a bad habit. The raised beds soil disperse the water well so those plants in soil don't have that problem, with container there is that goldilocks zone of moisture to thrive for and how you formulate the grow mix is a big factor. The great thing with grow bags is there is so much aeration it does protect against overwatering. I've always used container trays with the grow bags I find it give the perfect balance. Calcium is generally not the problem from what I see, especially when the plant look very healthy with little diseases, many gardeners already use good soil and probably too much fertilizers.

@patriciareynolds2729 Жыл бұрын

Ed, does anyone dissolve lime-calcium-eggshells with vinegar? does this neutralize the calcium? seems to have helped by pouring the water diluted mix under the plants.

@zee-lv4jh Жыл бұрын

From my experiance BER is most likely caused by inconsistant moisture. i haven't had the problem since I started using drip irragation. I also treat my tomatoes and onions with a pellatized gypsum which also prvides sulfer

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Zee! Moisture and pH levels are definite risk factors!

@bobbun9630 Жыл бұрын

I rarely have BER. I have clay soil and use mulch. While the clay soil likely contains plenty of available calcium, it also doesn't dry out all that quickly, so consistent watering is easier to manage.

@lindahernandez7768 11 ай бұрын

I wonder if the horn worm affects the blossom end rot. Before i noticed my plum tomatoes end rot, i found a horn worm on the plant.

@debschannel6838 Ай бұрын

Mother Nature is really socking it to my garden this year. I didn't have an issue at all with BER last year. This year it's hotter than the devils buttcrack out there and the plants are having troubles dealing with it. Last week really did a number on my Romas. Every single one I started from my own seeds and even the 7 store bought and including the 20 I grew for my mom and gave her ALL have BER. The store bought Supersteaks, Betterboys and cherry tomatoes are fine. These Romas are little finicky buggers. Hopefully I still get a harvest. Time will tell. There are still plenty of green maters out there but I must've removed 60 tomatoes between yesterday and today.

@NextdoorHomestead Ай бұрын

I agree, Romas are tough for BER for me too. I'm growing a variety new to me called Granadero that's been better on the BER front, but lo and behold, I still found some rot yesterday. It's a tough problem for paste toms! Anyhow, best of luck to you!

@debschannel6838 Ай бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead Thank you. BOL to you as well.

@BrandanLee Жыл бұрын

I've got the BER pretty bad on my Romas this year. Been year after year growing Romas from seed that didn't get BER. Hopefully in the long run this results in a stronger plant resistant to the Tucson nuclear death rays we get from our angle oriented towards the sun all summer, and soil that is effectively unfit for life.

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Romas are tough for BER! That's really cool that you're developing a resistant landrace though. We're not Tucson hot but at a certain point, yeah, it's all just nuclear death rays to the tomatoes. I'm trying some more heat tolerant varieties this year and will share later in the season how they do =)

@BrandanLee Жыл бұрын

@Nextdoor Homestead You're definitely right about the cherry tomatoes. I'd like a permanent year after year variety of "wild" nondomestic tomatoe bush that takes the plant back to its healthy roots, before humans tuned it into a pug. :p Allegedly tomatoes once grew in Tucson wild alongside Chiltepin. We still have the wild wolf berry or American Goji but it's hard to promote appreciable yields from those guys.

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

@@BrandanLee Total aside here, and I know not what you meant, but there are some really cool projects experimenting with incorporating mutations found in wild tomato species! We're growing one this year called Valentine that has a trait from a wild tomato that results in extra lycopene. I just think it's a cool idea =)

@BrandanLee Жыл бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead I love returning to the wild varieties. There is still a ton of value there to be discovered and brought into the expanding library of human led breeding.

@MsLookinup Ай бұрын

@@BrandanLeeSorry I am so late to the conversation, but I have had great results with an heirloom called Amish Paste. When the rest of my plants had BER, Amish Paste did not. There are probably many more out there, and I have tried many heirlooms, but for me, this one worked the best.

@warakarwarakar7961 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video and information . but that loud music backround driving me crazy .. sorry

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Genuine apology for the loud music! Still trying to get the hang of video editing 0_o

@user-yy6rk6st8w Жыл бұрын

Soil sulfer and alittle cal nitrate

@ESF19791111 6 ай бұрын

INTERESTING :) THANK YOU FOR SHARING :) I DID A THUMB-UP ABOUT THE VIDEO AND SUBSCRIBED TO THE CHANNEL :) THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)

@lifestapestry2968 11 ай бұрын

Thankfully I've never suffered from this, use a home made garden compost and lay it down each winter to do it's thing ahead of the spring. I do wonder if poor soil and inedaquate nutrients are half the problem.

@NextdoorHomestead 11 ай бұрын

They are very likely major components / risk factors! Good compost certainly helps grow happy plants =)

@fishydubsfishing6516 Жыл бұрын

You're right about the cherry tomatoes not getting blossom end rot but they are a pain to pick

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

We're "lucky" enough that marauding children get them before they ever end up inside ;)

@TanjaHermann 2 жыл бұрын

As a non-native speaker the loud and busy background music made it quite difficult to understand the information. Would be lovely to just have it as an intro and then focus on your voice. Thanks! And thank you for the great information on BER. I was panicking yesterday when I saw the first fruits with BER on my greenhouse container plants (Brandywine).

@NextdoorHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear the music interfered with the information Tanja! Thanks for letting me know - I'll try to adjust for the next one. And here's to hoping your BER is short lived!

@Vrsac113 Жыл бұрын

Agree. I have to pause the video due to the background music. It gives me headache. Searching for tips on the comment section

@johncosgrove2738 Жыл бұрын

I use Parks Whopper for the bun size fruit and great taste. They seem to be consistent year to year and disease resistant. I also sprinkle a little baking soda around the edge of the grow bag in to sweeten them a little. We have had (in southwestern Virginia) wet and humid climate followed by recent 90+ temps for a week.

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I may just try them out next year - always on the lookout for new varieties to test. Cheers!

@somai_1 Ай бұрын

Cherry tomatoes all split when we have a few days of heavy rain

@NextdoorHomestead Ай бұрын

Some varieties are less prone to splitting (sunsugar for instance). Might be worth trying some of them out!

@conormason8989 Жыл бұрын

Calcium deficiency is the problem.

@zee-lv4jh Жыл бұрын

CORRECT

@tompatchak8706 Жыл бұрын

It’s early, but I’ve lost 10 or 12 tomatoes. San Marzano, just like you named here. Luckily they were small enough that I don’t feel bad. The next group popping out seems ok. My cherry tomatoes look great though

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Frustrating isn't it? We are trialing a new variety of paste tomatoes this year and they seem very prone to BER. I'm glad your San Marzanos are recovering, we have a few growing and I'm super excited for them. Cheers!

@tompatchak8706 Жыл бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead thanks! We went to a sidewalk sale/craft market in May and my wife pick out the San Marzano’s and tomatillos for the garden. I usually do Roma’s in like cliché tomatoes. But I figured I try something new and it’s getting a little bit late in the summer. Do you know what I mean but the heat knocks everything down and someone says why don’t you just go buy the tomatoes and I go where is the fun in that?

@tompatchak8706 Жыл бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead yeah 10 or 12 on a plant that I put out 50 or 60 really isn’t that big of a deal. My truck cherry tomatoes have a whole bunch that will all be ready at one time.

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

@@tompatchak8706 Hahaha oh, I *Definitely* know what you mean. I hope you like the san marzanos when all is said and done. I like them over Romas every day of the year ;)

@tompatchak8706 Жыл бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead I’ll give um a shoot

@enjaynj504 Жыл бұрын

In my experience BER is mostly caused by inconsistant water because the calcium is not being able to be absored by the plant

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience! I hope you enjoyed the video =)

@ken1927cc 3 ай бұрын

Noise permeates video. Loud Boise!

@NextdoorHomestead 3 ай бұрын

Sorry about that. Definitely had the music too loud on some of my earlier videos. Happy gardening!

@jbreshLSU Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the banjo in the background

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Me too 😁

@theozarksjourneytoself-suf5420 Ай бұрын

What's going on when the tops of the plant are curling under?

@NextdoorHomestead Ай бұрын

Just the tip of the growing vine or the leaves themselves? Leaf curl can have a lot of causes unfortunately.

@davidhairston1542 Ай бұрын

Music volume is too high for a thumbs up. Too bad as content is excellent.

@NextdoorHomestead 24 күн бұрын

Hahaha I should just pin this comment. Sorry for the bad audio balancing on this one! But best of luck with your tomatoes this year!

@evabetlyon2693 Ай бұрын

Please, less music..otherwise good info and it's appreciated

@NextdoorHomestead Ай бұрын

100%. I've toned it down, I promise =)

@PTDigger Жыл бұрын

What about BER in hydroponic tomatoes?

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

I'm afraid I just don't have the hydroponic expertise to provide commentary on the practicalities of avoiding it. But the root causes of the disease should be consistent.

@michaelkong2682 7 ай бұрын

Every time I had blossom end rot it was allready winter and had heavy rain. So that tells you something there, to much rain, too cold soil and it couldn't absorb calcium. I'm situation there was nothing that could be done. And I didn't care.

@cedricerleward Жыл бұрын

Just watched this video. The background music is basically unnecessary in all videos. We just want to hear the information. Went out to my 25 tomato plants ( various varieties) (all in pots this year), looking for the BER. Found it on every single fruit that was turnings red. Looked at a green fruit, and it looks like it might be starting to get it. According to Millennial Gardener, I used bone meal, some granulated vegetable mix, and worm castings when I potted them. We haven't had much rain for weeks and I water the plants morning and evening knowing that potted plants can be dry on the bottom and I should be bottom watering them, but there are just too many. I wonder if I'm over-watering them We're in a heat spell here on the border between Spokane and Coeur d' Alene hitting 103 yesterday and mostly in the 90s in the late afternoon. Nights cool off well. I just took the BER fruits, cut off the BER part, and ate them. They tasted like tomatoes. Just not really ripe, but tasty. At least they weren't store-bought cardboard like what they're pushing all the time...YUCK! I swear I'll never ever again eat a tomato I haven't grown myself

@patriciareynolds2729 Жыл бұрын

ED, have ber every year and haven,t figured it out yet. always use epsom salt, lime, fertilize. after the first fruits rot, always have plenty good tasteing tom. the heirloom cherokee purple most all rotted, which i think are not disease resistant. early girl, pink girl, and celebrity did lot better. pinks are my favorite. always have good flavored tomata with few white spots/huge cores. wish i could stop the BER.

@turtleman5111 11 ай бұрын

Did you ever try making a BLT with cherry toms? :•| It's the only time of the year that I eat bacon! I used to have a nice garden+I was eating BLT's from Sep-Dec! But, I had to move+ now have some containers. This is the FIRST year I've ever encountered this. I think I bought Big Daddy Hybrids this year? I don't remember, but they are supposed to get 15 ounces. I was at a farmers market+ they were charging $4/ pound! Thats like 1 tom. Eye yi yi.

@NextdoorHomestead 11 ай бұрын

I never have done a BLT with cherry toms, but tell you what, that sounds amazing right now. We don't eat much meat at home honestly but I might have to pick up a pack of bacon before the seasons out =) Good luck with the BER =(. I know it can be super frustrating!

@turtleman5111 11 ай бұрын

@@NextdoorHomestead Thank you buddy! Yeah, my 1st ones started turning red, so I looked at them and DAM! The bottom 1/2's were black on all 3. I cut the black parts out, just to get a taste+ they were DELICIOUS! A little sweet( compared to the tangyness that I like) +they were only baseball size, but I have a bunch growing that look healthy, so I will see. So, your main point was to water regularly?

@NextdoorHomestead 11 ай бұрын

@@turtleman5111 Honestly, main point is that BER doesn't appear to be a simple disease of low calcium. It's about making conditions favorable for the plant (watering included), being patient if the first clusters have BER, and trying a different variety if nothing else work ;)

@familyvideos-canaan-fain-p6863 Жыл бұрын

This is a great video but the background music is so distracting. I have tinnitus and it’s driving me crazy.

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

That's such a bummer to hear - sorry about the noise. I've toned down the music a lot in more recent videos but still learning this whole video editing thing.

@familyvideos-canaan-fain-p6863 Жыл бұрын

Still a great video

@jpennturner Жыл бұрын

Music is very annoying

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Heya, thanks for the feedback! We've started to tone down the tunes in newer videos =)

@heidieverett8394 Жыл бұрын

ugggg hate the banjo crap in the background distracting and literally makes you difficult to understand

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up!

@warmonk3797 3 ай бұрын

Background music very distracting. Sorry. Just annoying.

@NextdoorHomestead 3 ай бұрын

Hey fair enough, I've toned down the volume more recently. Cheers

@johnkruse7610 Жыл бұрын

I give them a drink of milk works for me so far

@CoreanSanders-qd2mc Жыл бұрын

Pls Skip the disturbing music😂

@dbarger4826 Жыл бұрын

Lose the tunes, they're not very good anyway.

@moniqued9715 Жыл бұрын

honestly the garden is a peaceful place...please no music.

@MrDirkles Жыл бұрын

If you want to avoid blossom end rot then do three things. 1. Use a decent growth media such as levington f2 compost. 2. Once the first fruit forms start feeding with Hoagland's solution bi weekly and nothing else. 3. When you water / feed ALWAYS feed from below and only use rainwater or RO water at room temperature. You will not only have perfect tomatoes but the plants will also look fantastic with no intervein chlorosis or curling of leaves. 10+ years research experience on GM tomato plants

@NextdoorHomestead Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@MrDirkles Жыл бұрын

For those that want an easy fix for BER. Buy some calcium chloride and make a 1 millimolar concentration in your tomato feed. This concentration is the optimal amount to prevent BER. No one yet understands the mechanism behind BER.

@judysatchfield2022 Жыл бұрын

Get to the point

@sabrinadaisybess 11 ай бұрын

Takes you way too long to get to the subject.

@user-yj3yh7eu3k Ай бұрын

Too much talking and not enough info. Just wanted to know solution. Too much hype.

@NextdoorHomestead Ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

@GK-ey3oy 28 күн бұрын

Talk too fast. Slow down.

@CharlesEvans-oi4qe Ай бұрын

You talk to fast, to.understand you.

@NextdoorHomestead Ай бұрын

Yeah, fair enough =) I do sometimes!

@vaticanjesuitNWO Жыл бұрын

Why in God's green earth do you force your listeners to try to hear you and comprehend what you are saying through all that loud, obnoxious, and totally irritating and unnecessary noise?

@urbugnmetoday3183 9 күн бұрын

Because not everyone is triggered so easily

@vaticanjesuitNWO 9 күн бұрын

@@urbugnmetoday3183 Doesn't take much to trigger you, does it?

@urbugnmetoday3183 9 күн бұрын

@@vaticanjesuitNWO I’m not…read more